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Royal Air Force: Redundancy Scheme

Volume 687: debated on Monday 18 December 2006

asked Her Majesty's Government:

How many Royal Air Force personnel, broken down by rank and specialisation, applied for redundancy under tranche 3 of the redundancy scheme; and how many will be allowed to leave under redundancy terms. [HL380]

The tables below give the details of officers and ground trades personnel who applied and were selected under tranche 3 of the RAF redundancy scheme.

Officers

Branch

Rank

Number of Applicants

Number Selected

General Duties

Air Commodore and above

10

5

Group Captain

15

5

Wing Commander

50

15

Engineering

Squadron Leader

20

5

Flight Lieutenant

10

5

Supply

Squadron Leader

10

5

Flight Lieutenant

10

10

Administration

Squadron Leader

15

5

Medical Support Officer

Group Captain

-

0

Total

150

60

Non-commissioned Aircrew

Nil.

Ground Trades

Trade

Rank

Number of Applicants

Number Selected

Aircraft Engineering Technician

Warrant Officer

5

5

Flight Sergeant

45

25

Aircraft Technician (Mechanical)

Chief Technician

75

10

Sergeant

35

10

Corporal

240

50

Junior Technician / Senior Aircraftsman

180

150

General Engineering Technician

Warrant Officer

5

5

Flight Sergeant

10

5

Chief Technician

20

10

General Technician (Mechanical)

Sergeant

60

40

Corporal

100

60

Junior Technician / Senior Aircraftsman

20

20

Intelligence Analyst (Voice)

Warrant Officer

-

-

Flight Sergeant

-

10

Chief Technician

15

5

Sergeant

20

10

Painter & Finisher

Flight Sergeant

5

5

Sergeant

15

15

Corporal

30

30

Senior Aircraftsman

60

60

Air Cartographer

Flight Sergeant

-

-

Sergeant

20

-

Corporal

15

-

Dental Technician

Flight Sergeant / Chief Technician / Sergeant / Corporal

10

10

Personnel Administrator

Warrant Officer

30

25

Flight Sergeant

40

Sergeant

170

85

Corporal

35

20

Supplier

Flight Sergeant

10

5

Sergeant

25

5

Corporal

40

10

Catering Accountant

Warrant Officer

-

-

Flight Sergeant

-

5

Sergeant

5

10

Corporal

5

15

Senior Aircraftsman

5

15

Total

1,345

760

1. All figures have been rounded to the nearest five. Due to the rounding methods used totals may not always equal the sum of the parts. Numbers less than five but not zero are denoted by “-” and zero is denoted by “0”.